Muslims and humour : essays on comedy, joking, and mirth in contemporary Islamic contexts /
In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples of comedy practices and styles to scope sociological, cultural, theological and political themes, consider humour's role in fundamentalism, and corr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Bristol University Press,
[2023]
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| Series: | Policy Press scholarship online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples of comedy practices and styles to scope sociological, cultural, theological and political themes, consider humour's role in fundamentalism, and correct misconceptions about laughter in the religion. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2022. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 295 pages). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529214703 152921470X 9781529214680 1529214688 9781529214697 1529214696 |